"It's all a matter of paying attention,
being awake in the present moment,
and not expecting a huge payoff.
The magic in this world seems to work
in whispers and small kindnesses."
Charles de Lint
Such a beautiful fall day! Mid-sixties, sunshine, and not one cloud in the sky. It is a wonderful time to be outdoors, so I am wandering in the yard already missing the containers of summer flowers. Instinctively, I look up to the beautiful blue sky and much to my surprise, I see a hawk in flight. It is gliding in the air with delicate movement.
Excited to see this hawk, I bend to my favorite companion, Bella, and say, "Look up girl! Can you see the hawk?" As I gaze back up to this wondrous event, I find not only one hawk, but two flying together. "Amazing," I say to Bella. Wanting to capture this moment for peace and calm, I return my focus to the beauty above. Now there are three hawks, gliding in a circle.
In this moment, I am with them circling above, gliding in stillness, and seeing forever. Weightless, I fly in the beams of the sun absorbing the heat, yet feel the gentle breeze slightly ruffle my feathers. This shape shifting has taken only a moment out of my worldly time, and yet somehow I know my feathers have taken flight in a larger space without the marking of time.
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